Micro and small businesses face volatile income that impacts financial stability and wellbeing, often driving short-term decision-making. Financial providers can address this by designing products wit...
En este contexto, existe una oportunidad para aprovechar los aprendizajes conductuales en el diseño de mejores productos y servicios financieros. Las soluciones que respondan a las necesidades psicoló...
Micro-businesses are the backbone of the EU’s economy. Supporting them to navigate the transition to a lower-carbon, more digital economy across the EU is essential to delivering growth that is both s...
Micro-businesses are the backbone of the EU’s economy. Supporting them to navigate the transition to a lower-carbon, more digital economy across the EU is essential to delivering growth that is both s...
This report explores how EU-based Innovators are designing practical, affordable digital solutions that help micro- and small businesses navigate Europe’s digital and green transitions to grow and bui...
Drawing on insights from Mastercard Strive EU Innovation Fund partners, this brief explores how AI and cybersecurity innovations enhance the competitiveness and resilience of small businesses in the E...
This focus paper explores the growing cybersecurity challenges facing Europe’s Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs), which play a vital role in economic growth but are increasingly vulnerable due to rap...
This paper focuses on the role of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in the EU's environmental transition. It considers the obstacles they face and possible solutions to ensure a sustainable and prosp...
Tailored support is needed to advance the digitalization of MSEs, with regional ecosystems – comprising universities, innovation centers, and local entities – playing a crucial role. While EU and cent...
This report is a roadmap for fostering meaningful, scalable impact for small businesses as they navigate the dual challenges of digitalization and sustainability. It emphasizes the outsized role that ...
Micro- and small businesses are the backbone of the EU economy, driving inclusive growth and demonstrating resilience amid ongoing challenges. To unlock their full potential, they need digital and dat...
A closer look at how MSEs access, use and think about financing: A closer look at how MSEs access, use, and think about financing, highlighting the need to build financial awareness, simplify access t...
Throughout the Czech economy, digitalization is a trend that is here to stay. However, the benefits of digitalization have not been equally realized.
A closer look at technology, gender, and perceptions of MSEs: Support from public and private institutions is required to enhance trust in technology, improve status of business owners, and to deal wi...
Women entrepreneurs face challenges in balancing work and caregiving, perceive lower prestige in running a business than men, seek more public support, and define success beyond financial gains.
The small business sector in Romania is often overlooked, and the unique perspectives and challenges of business owners are rarely heard as a unified voice. This snapshot provides data-driven insights...
Strive Community is a global philanthropic initiative, developed by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, funded by the Mastercard Impact Fund. Strive Community aims to support the resilience an...